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i understand the ntsb will talk to them tomorrow. we will see. all right, thank you. >>> this is incredible video out of the crash as it happened. an amateur photographer was in the right place at exactly the right time. >> look at that one. look how his nose is up in the air. >> oh my god. oh, it is an accident. >> oh you are filming it, too. >> oh, my god. >> oh, no. >> oh, my god. >> what happened? >> oh my god. oh my god. >> you filmed the whole thing. >> oh lord have mercy. >> you are listening to the photographer they decided to film planes the moment the crash happened. >> we are getting a look at inside of the flight. photos taken by the ntsb were released eight hours ago and they show how violent the crash was. broken seats, oxygen max underscore the conditions. rescuer his to use knives to cut through seat belts and free passengers. >>> investigators spent part of the day combing through the debris field. they were paying attention to the far end of runway 28 left. their goal is to identify what is called the 4 corners of the wreckage.
i understand the ntsb will talk to them tomorrow. we will see. all right, thank you. >>> this is incredible video out of the crash as it happened. an amateur photographer was in the right place at exactly the right time. >> look at that one. look how his nose is up in the air. >> oh my god. oh, it is an accident. >> oh you are filming it, too. >> oh, my god. >> oh, no. >> oh, my god. >> what happened? >> oh my god. oh my god. >> you...
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we know at this very moment they're at the ntsb lab, and we know that simply because the ntsb has shared pictures online of the actual flight recordings inside of the lab. so, we're working to turn that around for you. but i can tell you that the analysis of the data that is happening as we speak, they're tryi ining to pull that data of. that's already happening. on the flight data recorder, that holds information like altitude, the speed, the position of the plane. and the cockpit voice recorder is capable of picking up things like the background noises and any warning signals that may have gone off, candy. >> what else is critical to these investigators as they try to figure out what went on? >> well, we know that they're also going to look at things like human performance, specifically those four pilots who were on board. they're going to be looking at their training. did they follow all of the procedures? any possibility of fatigue? because remember, this flight was more than ten hours long, an international flight. they're also going to look at blood and alcohol tests. and the fligh
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she is hoping the ntsb will make suggestions. live at sfo, kron4news. >>> police expanding the search for missing toddler daphne viola webb. the girl's father remains in jail while concerned neighbors say they haven't seen daphne for weeks. >> it has been 4 to 6 weeks. >> the search for the girl continues. here is what we know. police were handing out flyers at the market where the child was seen. two search locations, one at the martin luther king junior regional shoreline park and the toddler's home. the little girl's disappearance has left a lot of unanswered questions. >> there are two parallel investigations, a kidnapping case and the child abuse -- correction the child endangerment. that is a separate investigation that they will follow up with. >>> police sent a boat with sonar to search. they had issues with the tide and will continue tomorrow. the toddler's father will face a judge friday. j.r. stone reports from the alameda county jail. >> reporter: john webb is in a jail cell. he was rested several hours before he was
she is hoping the ntsb will make suggestions. live at sfo, kron4news. >>> police expanding the search for missing toddler daphne viola webb. the girl's father remains in jail while concerned neighbors say they haven't seen daphne for weeks. >> it has been 4 to 6 weeks. >> the search for the girl continues. here is what we know. police were handing out flyers at the market where the child was seen. two search locations, one at the martin luther king junior regional shoreline...
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the ntsb also revealed the pilots were not tested for drugs or al gore call. the us does not have oversight of that. >>> 15 people are confirmed dead after this train wreck in quibec. the wreck is under criminal investigation. investigators discovered elements leading to a criminal probe. he did rule out terrorism. two more bodies were pulled from the wreckage today. >>> a forensic expert backed george zimmerman account of the shooting of trayvon martin. he says evidence supports zimmerman's claim that trayvon martin was on top of him when he shot him. but, during cross-examination they found out the gunshot could be consistent with trayvon martin pulling away. >>> we are hearing from the woman who were held captive for more than a decade. they did not mention the man, only that ;gy#they were trying get on with their lives. the video taped statement was made from the office of an attorney in cleveland. they all appeared to be trying to enjoy more happier times. >> i will not let the situation define who i am. i will define the situation. i do not want to be co
the ntsb also revealed the pilots were not tested for drugs or al gore call. the us does not have oversight of that. >>> 15 people are confirmed dead after this train wreck in quibec. the wreck is under criminal investigation. investigators discovered elements leading to a criminal probe. he did rule out terrorism. two more bodies were pulled from the wreckage today. >>> a forensic expert backed george zimmerman account of the shooting of trayvon martin. he says evidence...
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. >> reporter: the ntsb says the plane was flying 40 miles per hour slower than this plane does upon landing. passengers say the plane was lower as well. >> i don't see runway, i just see water. i'm realizing, we're way too low. >> reporter: seven seconds before impact, a member of the flight crew called for increased speed. three seconds later the flight controls began to shake, a signal the plane was close to losing lift or stalling. with just a second and a half before the plane hit the ground, the flight crew attempted to abort the landing and initiate a go around to try again. most of the more seriously injured were taken here to san francisco general hospital where several remain in critical condition. two chinese students were killed, one of them possibly hit by a rescue vehicle as she lay on the tarmac. in san francisco, marley hall, wjz eyewitness news. >> the pilot was doing on-the- job training with an instructor. he had only logged 43 hours in a 777 and had never flown that plane into san francisco before. >>> well, speaking out against city violence, the calls are growin
. >> reporter: the ntsb says the plane was flying 40 miles per hour slower than this plane does upon landing. passengers say the plane was lower as well. >> i don't see runway, i just see water. i'm realizing, we're way too low. >> reporter: seven seconds before impact, a member of the flight crew called for increased speed. three seconds later the flight controls began to shake, a signal the plane was close to losing lift or stalling. with just a second and a half before the...
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new details about the botched landing that ripped an airplane apart with 300 people aboard, but the ntsb says it's still too soon to know exactly why it happened. >> asiana flight smashed into the seawall. two flight attendants were ejected from the back as the plane broke apart. it was the pilot's first time coming into san francisco at the controls of a boeing 777. all three pilots on board answered questions on tuesday. officials wanted to know why the plane was flying 40 miles per hour slower than normal when it approached the runway and why the crew didn't notice until it was too late. two teenage girls, best friends, were killed. they had been on their way to summer camp. >> now, incredibly, 305 of the 307 people on board survived. some escaped just moments before the plane burst into flames. one passenger helped people to safety amid the panic. anna warner has his story for wjz. >> reporter: some of those aboard asiana flight 214 recall a stunned silence when the plane came to rest at the side of runway 28 left. >> with no warning, during the whole crash and even after the crash,
new details about the botched landing that ripped an airplane apart with 300 people aboard, but the ntsb says it's still too soon to know exactly why it happened. >> asiana flight smashed into the seawall. two flight attendants were ejected from the back as the plane broke apart. it was the pilot's first time coming into san francisco at the controls of a boeing 777. all three pilots on board answered questions on tuesday. officials wanted to know why the plane was flying 40 miles per...
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as the investigation continues at the crash site, the ntsb will also be talking to the pilots. >> in our investigation, we are often looking for things that might affect human performance like fatigue, like illnesses or medication like health issues and so we will be looking at all of those things to see if there are impacts on their ability to perform their jobs. >> investigators are also reviewing video of the crash taken by airport cameras as well as cell phone video recorded by others. >>> and what happened on the tarmac in the moments after the impact with nothing short of amaying. first responders rushed into the burning wreckage with one thought. save lives. >> they did it full well-known their were risking their own. >> reporter: there are 21 firefighters stationed at the airport on any given day on saturday, there are 24 who answered the initial call and they went right into that airplane knowing that there were people that need to be saved but not knowing what else they would find. >> o, my god. >> reporter: the alert came at 11:27 a.m. a boeing 777 packed with passengers c
as the investigation continues at the crash site, the ntsb will also be talking to the pilots. >> in our investigation, we are often looking for things that might affect human performance like fatigue, like illnesses or medication like health issues and so we will be looking at all of those things to see if there are impacts on their ability to perform their jobs. >> investigators are also reviewing video of the crash taken by airport cameras as well as cell phone video recorded by...
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kpix 5's len ramirez in south san francisco and the ntsb briefed us again on the very latest today. len, what did you learn? >> reporter: allen, much of what we learned today focused on the activities of the flight attendants right after the crash. we just heard there was some heroism but there was also some confusion, as well. in the aftermath of the crash of asiana flight 214, flight attendants did not immediately start an evacuation of passengers. ntsb investigators said flight attendants told them they weren't sure what they should do. >> after the aircraft came to a stop, the cabin manager who was seated in 1l asked the flight attendant seated with her in that area to go to the flight deck and ask the flight crew what to do. the specific interest was should we evacuate? should we begin an evacuation? >> reporter: the answer that came back from the pilots was, no. >> the flight crew told the flight attendant not to initiate an evacuation. they were communicating with the tower about the emergency. the lead or the cabin manager made an announcement over the p.a. for people to sta
kpix 5's len ramirez in south san francisco and the ntsb briefed us again on the very latest today. len, what did you learn? >> reporter: allen, much of what we learned today focused on the activities of the flight attendants right after the crash. we just heard there was some heroism but there was also some confusion, as well. in the aftermath of the crash of asiana flight 214, flight attendants did not immediately start an evacuation of passengers. ntsb investigators said flight...
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now, two of our congressional delegates visited the crash site yesterday praising the ntsb and first responders who helped save lives. >> thank god that fewer lives -- that more lives were not lost. so sad for those that were. and just how fragile life is and here's this plane that came down in san francisco. >> i have had much too much experience unfortunately having to deal with explosions in san bruno and now this at the airport and the ntsb has just shown that they are an incredible partner. >> so before this incident of the smoke pouring out of the wreckage the ntsb plan was to cut up and store the remainder of the plane's fuselage in a secure location here in the bay area. that part of their plan may have been expedited by what happened overnight. the feds were planning on saving some of the pieces to be taken to washington, d.c. for further analysis. and the entire investigation is expected to take months. again we have calls out to airport officials. we'll let you know when we find out more about this fire overnight. right now live near the airport, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> n
now, two of our congressional delegates visited the crash site yesterday praising the ntsb and first responders who helped save lives. >> thank god that fewer lives -- that more lives were not lost. so sad for those that were. and just how fragile life is and here's this plane that came down in san francisco. >> i have had much too much experience unfortunately having to deal with explosions in san bruno and now this at the airport and the ntsb has just shown that they are an...
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this is a critical question the ntsb is focusing on. were they talking to each other and distracted? was there some sort after cultural thing going on here where they were deferring to one or the other? all of that is going to be part of this investigation as they try to figure out why would four experienced pilots come in so slow, dangerously slow at stall speed, and right up to san francisco international airport a an approach that requires quite a bit of attention as you come in here, alex. >> tom, let me ask you because i think a lot of people are under the impression that in situations like this especially with landings and take-offs, the airplane's on-board computer systems kick in at a certain point if you are in danger and that did not seem to be the case with this flight. do we know why there wasn't sort of an automatic response to the plane flying too low and too slow? >> they were not -- yeah. they were not on auto pilot. they were flying manually. it was up to them to watch their air speed. now the stick shaker kicked in. th
this is a critical question the ntsb is focusing on. were they talking to each other and distracted? was there some sort after cultural thing going on here where they were deferring to one or the other? all of that is going to be part of this investigation as they try to figure out why would four experienced pilots come in so slow, dangerously slow at stall speed, and right up to san francisco international airport a an approach that requires quite a bit of attention as you come in here, alex....
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the plane was flying too low and too slow according to the ntsb. investigators interviewed the flight crew today. first responders walk us through the rescue and what they never expected to see inside the plane. families of the two teenage girls who died are due to land at sfo in just a few minutes. earlier the president and ceo apologized to those families in person as they made a brief stop over in south korea. our team coverage, starts with joe vazquez, with new information about the final moments to have flight. >> reporter: witnesses for the last couple days told us, the plane was going too low and too slow before it crashed here at sfo. federal investigators are now filling in some of the details. as asiana flight 214 was on approach 17 miles from sfo the engines were working and no indications of any problems. >> until the final seconds when the crew began to realize the plane was dramatically slowing down going 40 miles per hour slower than they should have been landing a 777. at 7 seconds before impact a member of the flight crew called fo
the plane was flying too low and too slow according to the ntsb. investigators interviewed the flight crew today. first responders walk us through the rescue and what they never expected to see inside the plane. families of the two teenage girls who died are due to land at sfo in just a few minutes. earlier the president and ceo apologized to those families in person as they made a brief stop over in south korea. our team coverage, starts with joe vazquez, with new information about the final...
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ntsb investigators are working with their counterparts from korea. an stent investigation seem is -- an accident investigation team in the area. again, the crew members expect to do that today. translators are involved in the interviews. the pilot of the controls has been identified as lee jeong- min. he only fogged about 43 hours at the controls of a boeing 777 when the crash happened on saturday. investigators want to figure out exactly how familiar he and the other crew members are with the systems on board that particular aircraft. this morning, a team of investigators with the ntsb will continue to document the wreckage here at sfo. one key thing they've learned, it appears all of the engines on board that boeing 777 were working properly at the same tist crash. the ntsb will wrap up the interviews later today and then update their investigation. they will hold a briefing later on this afternoon. live this morning near sfo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> as you heard alex say, the ntsb is focusing on the pilot's lack of experience with th
ntsb investigators are working with their counterparts from korea. an stent investigation seem is -- an accident investigation team in the area. again, the crew members expect to do that today. translators are involved in the interviews. the pilot of the controls has been identified as lee jeong- min. he only fogged about 43 hours at the controls of a boeing 777 when the crash happened on saturday. investigators want to figure out exactly how familiar he and the other crew members are with the...
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there was one person from ntsb there at 5:00. a whole team came out about midnight and their investigation is ongoing. i couldn't comment on that. >> do you know if there have been issues with that seawall before in the past? >> i don't know. [ inaudible ] >> the part of the tail section separated from the plane, yes. >> okay. and i believe there is -- that members from the general hospital staff will be out at some point to address you on the status of their patients. thank you everyone. >> shannon: you have been listening live to the san francisco fire chief whose crews were on scene and handled the aftermath of the deadly crash that took two lives and left dozens hospitalized. she said for now reports that her are crews had retrieved people from the waters there in the bay area right where the plane landed in apparently by most accounts had clipped the sea wall. she said as far as she knows that is not accurate but said that this is something that her crews train for on a regular basis and had done so recently and they were pr
there was one person from ntsb there at 5:00. a whole team came out about midnight and their investigation is ongoing. i couldn't comment on that. >> do you know if there have been issues with that seawall before in the past? >> i don't know. [ inaudible ] >> the part of the tail section separated from the plane, yes. >> okay. and i believe there is -- that members from the general hospital staff will be out at some point to address you on the status of their patients....
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today the ntsb is expected to release more information in a news conference. they are in the process of interviewing the four pilots who were on board that plane. we have team coverage and alex savage is in mill bray with what we are learning and we begin with katie where family members of the two teenage girls killed in the crash arrived overnight, katie? >> good morning, those parents are staying there and it is heavily guarded with burlingame police and the grieving parents landed a little after 11:00 last night coming up over the plane wreckage that landed here. >> easy now. >> an airlines representative is escorting here in the bay area. local media bomb boarded them and he told korea he is coordinating events for the families. meanwhile the victims parents were ushered privately from the tarmac and taken to nearby hotels. on the trip to the u.s., one of the victim's fathers had a heated exchange with asiana airlines' ceo and a south koreaian news agency said the father was dissatisfied with his handling of the dis-- disaster. the told many officials from
today the ntsb is expected to release more information in a news conference. they are in the process of interviewing the four pilots who were on board that plane. we have team coverage and alex savage is in mill bray with what we are learning and we begin with katie where family members of the two teenage girls killed in the crash arrived overnight, katie? >> good morning, those parents are staying there and it is heavily guarded with burlingame police and the grieving parents landed a...
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the ntsb just spoke with two of the pilots who were in the cockpit. we've got the latest coming up after this. hmm...fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yep, everybody knows that. well, did you know some owls aren't that wise? don't forget i'm having brunch with meghan tomorrow. who? meghan, my coworker. who? seriously? you've met her like three times. who? (sighs) geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know. details are really important during...
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the ntsb will hold a news conference to update the investigation. this as investigators here at the crash site continue to document the plane's wreckage. the first time the crew realized there was trouble, it was seven minutes before impact. much too late. ntsb investigators are questioning the pilots why they didn't react sooner. >> they worked together as a crew. we want to understand how that responsibility was broken down, how they were communicating with one another and what they knew, what they knew about coming into san francisco, what they knew about the airplane and its systems. >> reporter: the pilot at the controls identified as lee gang- guk had minimal experience flying a 777. this was a training flight. at the time of the crash, the plane's auto pilot system was turned off. but there's also something called the auto throttle system. if it was engaged, it would automatically maintain a safe air speed. >> right now, we have to determine if it was on or off. it can work safely both ways. >> reporter: meantime, the ntsb is facing criticism
the ntsb will hold a news conference to update the investigation. this as investigators here at the crash site continue to document the plane's wreckage. the first time the crew realized there was trouble, it was seven minutes before impact. much too late. ntsb investigators are questioning the pilots why they didn't react sooner. >> they worked together as a crew. we want to understand how that responsibility was broken down, how they were communicating with one another and what they...
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what is interesting the ntsb gave us a time line of the last seven seconds of the crash. the crew anyhow they were going too slow and low. there were a number of indication and tried to abort the landing, the landing gear hit the jetty. and we had a tail section that broke off and the video that continues to come in from amateur videos from cell phones and other ways and means and she a dramatic slamming down and bouncing of the jet. it is amazing that it stayed together. we get first responder stories and everything from two of those inflatable slides that you see on the seat back if you look at the security card. two of those inflated inside of the jet and they had to use an a x to free the people underthem. and exacto comboifs used to cut people out. and so these stories continue to come out. we'll hear about that in the next hour and half. we'll update the conditions. this investigation continues to go forward. they are getting a lot of information. that runway where the fuselage sits is still there. the planes a arriving are not normal. >> adam thank you for the upda
what is interesting the ntsb gave us a time line of the last seven seconds of the crash. the crew anyhow they were going too slow and low. there were a number of indication and tried to abort the landing, the landing gear hit the jetty. and we had a tail section that broke off and the video that continues to come in from amateur videos from cell phones and other ways and means and she a dramatic slamming down and bouncing of the jet. it is amazing that it stayed together. we get first responder...
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because the ntsb is saying that the air speed on this aircraft really fell dangerously low. generally you want to hit the end of that runway, you want to come in just like this united airlines flight is coming in right now. you want to come in at about 137 knots and notice that he is touching down almost where the remains of flight 214 are right now. they were coming in at 103 knots. not 137 knots. 103 was their lowest speed just seconds before they hit the end of the pier here. when they hit the sea barrier wall. so the question investigators are asking is, how could that happen? generally the co-pilot is supposed to be watching the air speed and the descent rate. the pilot is supposed to be watching the -- actually doing the flying. so was it one captain thinking the other was watching the airspeed and the other one thinking that the other one had it? there's some question about that. they're interviewing the crew in korean and english. they're trying to get some answers to that. there's another tragic twist to the whole story. that is as firefighters responded with a full
because the ntsb is saying that the air speed on this aircraft really fell dangerously low. generally you want to hit the end of that runway, you want to come in just like this united airlines flight is coming in right now. you want to come in at about 137 knots and notice that he is touching down almost where the remains of flight 214 are right now. they were coming in at 103 knots. not 137 knots. 103 was their lowest speed just seconds before they hit the end of the pier here. when they hit...
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>> this is an example where we really defer to the ntsb. they have an investigative process that they need to go through. they need to give us clearance. so we are going to defer to their process of investigation before we initiate efforts to reopen that final run way. yesterday all of the systems that were required were operability, operating under clear weather conditions and using visual flight rules and systems required for run way use were fully functional yesterday. everything that was required -- the faa determines what equipment is required to use the run ways under any given condition. in this situation all of the systems required were in use. i would say we have an ils system made up of a localizer and glide scope indicator. the glide scope indicator was not functional. neither of these items were required nor in use given yesterday's operations. >> were those operable yesterday. >> i don't have that information. >> would you say a seasoned pilot -- >> that's the primary method under yesterday's conditions. we did have augmenting
>> this is an example where we really defer to the ntsb. they have an investigative process that they need to go through. they need to give us clearance. so we are going to defer to their process of investigation before we initiate efforts to reopen that final run way. yesterday all of the systems that were required were operability, operating under clear weather conditions and using visual flight rules and systems required for run way use were fully functional yesterday. everything that...
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. >>> flight 214, the ntsb said they have learned valuable information about the crash. from analyzing the black boxes sifting through the wreckage and interviewing the pilots, they say the landing was too slow. 36 miles per hour less than the target speed. the pilots knew something was wrong and a boarded -- aborted the landing. the aircraft stalled and they clipped the sea wall to fso. investigaters are looking closer at the pilot's training and their actions seconds before the crash. claudine wong joins us with the investigation into the final moments leading up to the impact, good morning, claudine. >> reporter: we are at the holiday inn and already inside and this is where ntsb investigators are as they are getting ready for the day they plan to be back out at that runway at daylight to try and piece together what happened. we get a lot of information the last couple of days as they have done interviews and tried to reconstruct moments before they hit the runway at fso, we have learned the force of the crash was so hard that it forced the rear section of the plane o
. >>> flight 214, the ntsb said they have learned valuable information about the crash. from analyzing the black boxes sifting through the wreckage and interviewing the pilots, they say the landing was too slow. 36 miles per hour less than the target speed. the pilots knew something was wrong and a boarded -- aborted the landing. the aircraft stalled and they clipped the sea wall to fso. investigaters are looking closer at the pilot's training and their actions seconds before the...
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that's what the ntsb is looking at. ainsley and heather. >> his primary experience being with a 747. adam housley live for us. >> time for the top five stories making news at this hour. >> the ntsb also investigating a deadly plane crash in alaska. all ten people on board that small taxi plane died when it crashed on takeoff and burst into flames. this happened on sunday. police say it was cloudy and a little windy at the time. they are not sure if weather played a part in this crash. >> a home explosion sends two people to the hospital in wisconsin. one of the victims was trapped several hours before being rescued. debris was found blocks away. they reported seeing natural gas at the scene. the cause of the explosion still unknown. a major health crisis overnight for john kerry's wife teresa hines kerry. she is in the hospital in critical but stable condition. the 70-year-old had some type of a seizure. she was flown out of nantucket and transferred to a hospital in boston. she was married to john heinz and is an heire
that's what the ntsb is looking at. ainsley and heather. >> his primary experience being with a 747. adam housley live for us. >> time for the top five stories making news at this hour. >> the ntsb also investigating a deadly plane crash in alaska. all ten people on board that small taxi plane died when it crashed on takeoff and burst into flames. this happened on sunday. police say it was cloudy and a little windy at the time. they are not sure if weather played a part in...
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what does we learn today from the ntsb? >>reporter: the flight was normal until seven seconds prior to impact where pilots attempted to increase speed but abort the landing. all operations were functioning normal except the we we glidepath system including two hours of data from the cockpit voice recorder and 24 hours from the data recorder capturing the entire flight. the spokesman from not conserve spoke -- from the ntsb spoke with the reporters. >> a scale by a crew member to increase speed was made approximately seven seconds prior to impact. the sound of the stick shaker occurs approximately four seconds prior to impact. a call to initiate a go around occurred 1.5 seconds of with impact. >> heather: the pilot requested a go around 1.5 seconds prior to impact and said it was idle on the threat el so it would take times to get the engines ready. this is a huge aircraft and changing speed that quickly is nearly impossible. heather? >> heather: have officials stated the cause of the accident? >>reporter: this is a prelimin
what does we learn today from the ntsb? >>reporter: the flight was normal until seven seconds prior to impact where pilots attempted to increase speed but abort the landing. all operations were functioning normal except the we we glidepath system including two hours of data from the cockpit voice recorder and 24 hours from the data recorder capturing the entire flight. the spokesman from not conserve spoke -- from the ntsb spoke with the reporters. >> a scale by a crew member to...
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gregg: ntsb investigators on their way to a deadly plane crash in alaska. police say a fire that consumed the aircraft was initially kept firefighters from reaching the wreckage. we are keeping an eye on this developing story as well. heather: a fox news alert. moments ago the defense resumed its case in the george zimmerman murder trial. one of the big questions looming, will the accused's attorney put the defendant on the stand? phil keating is outside the courthouse in sanford, florida. the defense began its case by calling zimmerman's family? >> reporter: unlike the prosecution which ended its case friday resting in the afternoon after trayvon martin's mother testified the voice screaming on the 911 tape was her son. the defense began friday evening with its case doing the same thing. putting zimmerman's family on the stand to tiddify that scream as george zimmerman's, not martin's. we are beginning week number 3 of this trial with an attorney bench conference. zimmerman's sister as well as trayvon martin's mortar and father. out in the hallway we know
gregg: ntsb investigators on their way to a deadly plane crash in alaska. police say a fire that consumed the aircraft was initially kept firefighters from reaching the wreckage. we are keeping an eye on this developing story as well. heather: a fox news alert. moments ago the defense resumed its case in the george zimmerman murder trial. one of the big questions looming, will the accused's attorney put the defendant on the stand? phil keating is outside the courthouse in sanford, florida. the...
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the ntsb does not identify victims. we leave that to the experts in the area, the coroner in this case of the county or the medical examiner in other jurisdictions. the ntsb does not do victim i.d. and we did not do it in this case. i expect we will be on scene for at least a week conducting evidence gathering, interviews and creating factual information. if need be we will be here longer. we tell people it takes 12 to 18 months to complete an investigation. however if we identify any safety issues that we think need immediate attention we have the ability to issue safety recommendations at any time. yes, sir. >> are there cameras on the run ways and are they always recording? have you seen that footage? >> i will defer to the airport officials. we have requests any footage recorded on the airport that would record the accident sequence or the after math of the accident. we found in past investigations that the video footage whether it is surveillance or security video or whether it is video provided by the public can b
the ntsb does not identify victims. we leave that to the experts in the area, the coroner in this case of the county or the medical examiner in other jurisdictions. the ntsb does not do victim i.d. and we did not do it in this case. i expect we will be on scene for at least a week conducting evidence gathering, interviews and creating factual information. if need be we will be here longer. we tell people it takes 12 to 18 months to complete an investigation. however if we identify any safety...
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the ntsb investigation continues into the asiana flight 214 at fog. investigators say the pilots thought the automatic controls were maintaining the proper airspeed until the moment before the crash. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield will have a report in a few minutes. >> new information on the two teen girls who died in the asiana flight 214. a chinese newspaper reporter says the parents of the two victims were originally not going to let their daughters go on the trip to the united states but they begged to go so they could be together. the parents relented and allowed the girls to go. >> three, officials are holding a special meeting in oakland to discuss the delayed opening of the new span of the bay bridge. it will take contractors until december, at the earliest, to repair 32 broken rods. >> a newly re-instated legal team plans to suggest a new fine against pg&e for the deadly 2010 san bruno explosion after the fine was credit -- criticized as being too lenient. >> 280 had a big collision when a big rig hit a van. the fire was put out and no on
the ntsb investigation continues into the asiana flight 214 at fog. investigators say the pilots thought the automatic controls were maintaining the proper airspeed until the moment before the crash. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield will have a report in a few minutes. >> new information on the two teen girls who died in the asiana flight 214. a chinese newspaper reporter says the parents of the two victims were originally not going to let their daughters go on the trip to the united...
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today ntsb back to work. they continue going over the debris field at sfo left by saturday's deadly accident. investigators will also be checking the cabin of the asiana flight 214 interviewing the cabin crew, as well. >>> san jose police have a possible suspect for their 26th murder of the year. it happened midnight last night at the julian street inn homeless shelter. police say a man was stabbed to death during an argument. >>> a van burst into flames after colliding with a big rig on i-80 this morning in emeryville just before 1:00 near powell street. chp says both drivers got out safely before the fire. the truck leaked oil and the clean-up shut down eastbound highway 380 for three hours. all is clear now. traffic and weather coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. we're watching a new accident this time in danville. so let's go out towards the east bay. it is in the northbound direction. northbound 680 by sycamore valley, getting word that it is an injury crash so an ambulance is heading to the scene no
today ntsb back to work. they continue going over the debris field at sfo left by saturday's deadly accident. investigators will also be checking the cabin of the asiana flight 214 interviewing the cabin crew, as well. >>> san jose police have a possible suspect for their 26th murder of the year. it happened midnight last night at the julian street inn homeless shelter. police say a man was stabbed to death during an argument. >>> a van burst into flames after colliding with a...
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. >> and also, the ntsb is expected to release more information about that fso. i want to take you there live and you can see the wreckage of asiana airlines flight 214, and this is alive picture -- a live picture. they just told -- the head of the ntsb said they interviewed two pilots and would interview the two others today. according to the findings, engines were working leading up to saturday's crash but they are still trying to figure out why one emergency slide malfunctioned. >> the slides deployed inside the aircraft and we need to understand why that happened. >> reporter: investigators watched surveillance video to see if one teen survived the cash but was hit and killed by an emergency vehicle on the tarmac. investigators say the video is not clear and could take more to find out about what happened. >>> some are being delayed it hours 30 minutes and it is not clear if it is connected to the asiana airlines crash investigation or because of the weather or both. we are also seeing flight cancellations and at least 100 flights were canceled yesterday. san
. >> and also, the ntsb is expected to release more information about that fso. i want to take you there live and you can see the wreckage of asiana airlines flight 214, and this is alive picture -- a live picture. they just told -- the head of the ntsb said they interviewed two pilots and would interview the two others today. according to the findings, engines were working leading up to saturday's crash but they are still trying to figure out why one emergency slide malfunctioned....
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ntsb digging for answers. today adam is live at san francisco international airport with the latest on all of this. good morning, adam. >> reporter: good morning. when we talked to the ntsb who had a chance to see the crash site late last night under spotlights, it's completely amazing only two people were killed. you feel horrible for the families of those two girls. we'll have more information on them shortly. there are people still in area hospitals recovering, some are critical. it is amazing of the 307 people almost everybody got out alive. the investigative team got here late at night from washington, d.c. they flew and fet the california team that was already here. that california team identified the two black boxes that was put on a plane back to washington, d.c. where they are now being analyzed. it will help the ntsb focus this investigation. the fuselage is there and will take probably upwards to a week before san francisco international airport will get back to normal. they talk about some of the s
ntsb digging for answers. today adam is live at san francisco international airport with the latest on all of this. good morning, adam. >> reporter: good morning. when we talked to the ntsb who had a chance to see the crash site late last night under spotlights, it's completely amazing only two people were killed. you feel horrible for the families of those two girls. we'll have more information on them shortly. there are people still in area hospitals recovering, some are critical. it is...
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and also, i want to bring in debora hersman here with the ntsb, the chairman of the ntsb. thank you for being with us. the association of airline pilots is upset that so much information has come out, that you are making so much information about raw data about this crash available to the public. how do you respond to their concerns? >> one of the hallmarks of ntsb's investigations is our transparency. we have a standard process for going to accident sites and providing briefings. information that we release is factual in nature and it's not subject to change throughout the course of the investigation. we've been very careful to caution people not to draw any conclusions. we understand that there are many advocates out there for different interests, but the ntsb is an advocate for the traveling public, and part of what we do is making sure the public has confidence in our investigations. >> i guess, the lack of information can also cause speculation concern in the public. is that sort of the balance you're working off of here? >> absolutely. we know we've been doing this f
and also, i want to bring in debora hersman here with the ntsb, the chairman of the ntsb. thank you for being with us. the association of airline pilots is upset that so much information has come out, that you are making so much information about raw data about this crash available to the public. how do you respond to their concerns? >> one of the hallmarks of ntsb's investigations is our transparency. we have a standard process for going to accident sites and providing briefings....
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again from the ntsb sometime today. will tran at an extensive interview this morning. >> after the interview, the ntsb will go back and interviewed the remaining two pilots. notably the pilot that was in charge of landing the aircraft. it looks like it will be here for the next several days. they're not going into details as to what was revealed in those interviewed. the other two pilots, one of them has never landed a triple seven boeing at s f o. he has done before but not with this particular aircraft at this airport. they're wrapping up the investigation as far as indian these pilots and the next day or so. it will take weeks possibly years before they come back with a conclusion as to what caused the crash. they believe that speed may have played a role and that the pilots came in a little too slowly, 36 mi. per hour slower than they should have been. also they are questioning whether not mechanical failure played a role in the act. >> we don't have any reports indicating that there was a flight control issue. they
again from the ntsb sometime today. will tran at an extensive interview this morning. >> after the interview, the ntsb will go back and interviewed the remaining two pilots. notably the pilot that was in charge of landing the aircraft. it looks like it will be here for the next several days. they're not going into details as to what was revealed in those interviewed. the other two pilots, one of them has never landed a triple seven boeing at s f o. he has done before but not with this...
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the head of the ntsb that the flying pilot was training on the boeing 777 and the pilot instructing him was doing that for the very first time. the pilots telling investigators they had trouble with the autopilot just before the crash. we're also learning that two flight attendants were ejected from the plane when the tail tore away from the aircraft. they survived. they're now in serious condition. miguel is following all the developments this morning in san francisco. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christine, a lot of the investigation is already done. but we're getting a much better picture of how this crash took place. investigators saying it was the landing gear that hit that seawall first. essentially a few feet higher they would have made it. a few feet lower, this would be a much more tragic story. three pilots were in the cockpit in the jet when it crashed on sunday. >> oh, my god -- >> reporter: the man in command was experienced on the experience 747. like this kln flight landing on the very runway of the san francisco crash. but this is his first time landing a 777
the head of the ntsb that the flying pilot was training on the boeing 777 and the pilot instructing him was doing that for the very first time. the pilots telling investigators they had trouble with the autopilot just before the crash. we're also learning that two flight attendants were ejected from the plane when the tail tore away from the aircraft. they survived. they're now in serious condition. miguel is following all the developments this morning in san francisco. good morning. >>...
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in the meantime, new video release overnight from the ntsb. it will take the agency months to determine the cause but they have already released some details from their preliminary assessment. is a routine landing turned into a disaster and a matter of seconds. the cockpit voice recorder appears to show pilot tried to abort their landing less than two seconds before the crash. >> a call from one of the crew members to increase speed was made approximately seven seconds prior to and act. the sound of the stick a shaker occurs approximately four seconds prior to impact to go round. about a second and a half before impact, they were calling out to each other for a go around. ford to abort the landing and go around. >> investigators say they have to collaboracorroborate the information on the flight data recorder and the ipad voice recorder before they can determine the cause of the crash. so far they have already ruled out weather as a factor in the crash but are not blaming the pilots. the veteran pilot flying the plane has flown from korea to s
in the meantime, new video release overnight from the ntsb. it will take the agency months to determine the cause but they have already released some details from their preliminary assessment. is a routine landing turned into a disaster and a matter of seconds. the cockpit voice recorder appears to show pilot tried to abort their landing less than two seconds before the crash. >> a call from one of the crew members to increase speed was made approximately seven seconds prior to and act....
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the flight data recorders have arrived at the ntsb lab in d.c. and investigators have started downloading the material. ntsb chairman deborah hersman told me they will be reviewing data and interviewing pilots in the coming days. the death toll in the crash stands at 2 with 182 injured. we will continue to follow the story and bring you live news conferences as they happen. thank you for watching "state of the union." right now, it is time for right now, it is time for "fareed zakaria gps." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> this "gps," the "global public square." welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i am fareed zakaria in new york. after a week of great turmoil, it's another day of tension in egypt today with two big competing rallies expected in cairo. we'll spend much of the hour looking at what the fragile future holds for egypt, the arab world's most populous nation, after president morsi was unceremoniously ousted earlier this week by the military. we'll start with the former national security adviser and
the flight data recorders have arrived at the ntsb lab in d.c. and investigators have started downloading the material. ntsb chairman deborah hersman told me they will be reviewing data and interviewing pilots in the coming days. the death toll in the crash stands at 2 with 182 injured. we will continue to follow the story and bring you live news conferences as they happen. thank you for watching "state of the union." right now, it is time for right now, it is time for "fareed...
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the chairman of the ntsb, who is on the ground in san francisco, debby hersman joins me now. chairman, you've said this morning off lot of good information to start going through. describe what that is. >> well, we have a good number of survivors, and i think we're very thankful that the numbers were not worse when it came to fatalities and injuries. it could have been much worse. we have crew that survived that we can interview. and significantly, we have cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders that have been recovered, went back on a red eye last night under federal escort to d.c. we hope to audition those in our headquarters in the next 24 hours. >> i know you have an opportunity with investigators to actually go through that burned-out fuselage. those pictures are dramatic of you, also the aftermath of this flight. the bit of information that you do have, no distress calls reportedly from the flight crew, and as tom costello mentioned reports from the airline that there was no engine trouble. i realize you can't make conclusions. what does that lead you to belie
the chairman of the ntsb, who is on the ground in san francisco, debby hersman joins me now. chairman, you've said this morning off lot of good information to start going through. describe what that is. >> well, we have a good number of survivors, and i think we're very thankful that the numbers were not worse when it came to fatalities and injuries. it could have been much worse. we have crew that survived that we can interview. and significantly, we have cockpit voice recorders and...
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the ntsb says other pieces of wreckage are in the water. >> i have a large plane down. it's well evolved in fire and people are exiting the plane and the collection point has been established. at that point, i raised it to a third alarm and declared a red alert. >> first responders today describe the chaotic, surreal scene arriving just a couple minutes after the crash. with jet fuel spewing out of the plane, investigators rushed to get outside and get several passengers trapped, all at the back of the aircraft where the worst damage was. >> in the wings of that plane is jet fuel. jet fuel is leaking out of the plane and our firefighters, under the direction of anthony robinson originally, and battalion chief mark johnson, entered the plane, began a primary search and began to extinguish fire. >> reporter: but with the heroism comes a possible tragedy. the san francisco fire department acknowledging that one of its emergency vehicles may have run over one of the two chinese girls who died. >> there was a possibility that one of the two fatalities might have been contact
the ntsb says other pieces of wreckage are in the water. >> i have a large plane down. it's well evolved in fire and people are exiting the plane and the collection point has been established. at that point, i raised it to a third alarm and declared a red alert. >> first responders today describe the chaotic, surreal scene arriving just a couple minutes after the crash. with jet fuel spewing out of the plane, investigators rushed to get outside and get several passengers trapped,...
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that coming from ntsb. you put these two things together while it was chaotic there was also order here and a lot has been made about how the first responders separate operated those that needed treatment right away from those who could wait to be treated. they were talking about the ongoing interview with the pilot and how it was an important part of their investigation. tau take a listen. >> we are going to get a lot more details about activities, about their work, about their training, who was the pilot flying it was the pilot in command in the cockpit at the time of the accident. we are going to be looking to couldn't reca couldn't recall late all of that information with what we are finding on the voice reporter and cockpit recorder. >> they will give us a transcript at some point. it gives you an idea of how far the investigation has gone. >> and so quickly. >> flight attendants carrying passengers on their backs leaving the plane. we will get to that later in the show. thanks a lot. >>> it is time fo
that coming from ntsb. you put these two things together while it was chaotic there was also order here and a lot has been made about how the first responders separate operated those that needed treatment right away from those who could wait to be treated. they were talking about the ongoing interview with the pilot and how it was an important part of their investigation. tau take a listen. >> we are going to get a lot more details about activities, about their work, about their training,...
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this comes to us from the ntsb. you can see the debris field they've been talking about which spreads over a couple hundred yards. pieces of the fuselage, down to the landing gear sitting there. you can see where this stuff is basically spread all throughout the area. that runway does remain closed. as for the time line, ntsb gave us a little bit yesterday. 7 minutes out, everything seemed fine. just a couple of minutes out, everything still seemed to be fine. gradually things progressed to get worse. you talk about the fact that they asked to abort this landing and actually pull up on it. that could be the reason why the plane then hit the jetty. again, we're still very early in this investigation and while that seems to be what could have happened here, ntsb is very cautious in saying that we still have a long ways to go in this investigation. take a listen as they talk about that time line. >> they called from one of the crew members to increase speed was made approximately 7 seconds prior to impact. the sound of
this comes to us from the ntsb. you can see the debris field they've been talking about which spreads over a couple hundred yards. pieces of the fuselage, down to the landing gear sitting there. you can see where this stuff is basically spread all throughout the area. that runway does remain closed. as for the time line, ntsb gave us a little bit yesterday. 7 minutes out, everything seemed fine. just a couple of minutes out, everything still seemed to be fine. gradually things progressed to get...
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>> we always have to wait and see what the ntsb says. they do know now the airplane was flying too slow and the people in the cockpit somehow or other allowed that to happen. so whether it was an instrument issue or just a pilot issue. but we do know it was flying too slow. >> michael, i have an issue i'm going to raise with you. it's a tough one. a number of commentators raised it yesterday. not about the 777. but about the 787. the amazing thing about what took place over the weekend in part was that so many people thankfully were able to get out alive, without injury. that plane was made out of aluminum. there was some conversation yesterday among some analysts that had a plane made out of composite crashed, that you might have had a tougher time. meaning the plane right not have stayed together as well as this plane did. what do you make of that? >> i don't know if we really know that yet. i would suspect that's speculation. remember, that fire was what they call an attic fire. more electrical than anything else. there was no fuel bu
>> we always have to wait and see what the ntsb says. they do know now the airplane was flying too slow and the people in the cockpit somehow or other allowed that to happen. so whether it was an instrument issue or just a pilot issue. but we do know it was flying too slow. >> michael, i have an issue i'm going to raise with you. it's a tough one. a number of commentators raised it yesterday. not about the 777. but about the 787. the amazing thing about what took place over the...
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confirmed one of the victims may have been struck by an emergency vehicle responding to the crash and ntsb officials said they have reviewed surveillance footage but do not want to make a conclusion until they examine all of the evidence. for the latest on that developing story and more, we go to claudia cowan, standing by at the san francisco airport. claudia. >> reporter: good evening, eric. a federal investigator has spent the past few hours talking to the pilots and the flight crew and those interviews will be critical, by all accounts, no problems with the airplane until just seconds before it crash landed on saturday. also recovered some of the wreckage that wound up in san francisco bay, including what they are calling a significant piece of the tail, which is believed to have hit the ground first. specifically the seawall at the front edge of the runway. investigators with the national transportation safety board say the landing went from routine to disaster in less than 10 seconds. >> they were cleared to land by the towers. and then there was the accident sequence and the subsequ
confirmed one of the victims may have been struck by an emergency vehicle responding to the crash and ntsb officials said they have reviewed surveillance footage but do not want to make a conclusion until they examine all of the evidence. for the latest on that developing story and more, we go to claudia cowan, standing by at the san francisco airport. claudia. >> reporter: good evening, eric. a federal investigator has spent the past few hours talking to the pilots and the flight crew...
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the remaining six the ntsb wants to interview are still in the hospital. one of the pilots told ntsb investigators he was blinded by a flash of light about 500 feet in the air. that would have been about 34 seconds before impact. the ntsb has not yet said if that flash of light may have had any impact on the crash. anthony and norah. >> ben tracy, thanks. remarkable how calm some callers were. closing arguments will start today in the george zimmerman murder trial. he's charged in the shooting death of teenager trayvon martin. yesterday brought more tension between the judge and the defense team. mark strassmann is at the courthouse in sanford, florida. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. judge nelson has to make a key ruling before those closing arguments can begin. should the jury be allowed to consider lesser charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault. if she does zimmerman's defense team has a new worry. this jury could acquit him of murder but convict him on a compromised verdict. >> you're aware that during this trial you have the absolute r
the remaining six the ntsb wants to interview are still in the hospital. one of the pilots told ntsb investigators he was blinded by a flash of light about 500 feet in the air. that would have been about 34 seconds before impact. the ntsb has not yet said if that flash of light may have had any impact on the crash. anthony and norah. >> ben tracy, thanks. remarkable how calm some callers were. closing arguments will start today in the george zimmerman murder trial. he's charged in the...